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Good morning,There is no perfect relationship between breast tissue weight and volume. It depends on the percentage of fat and actual breast tissue that make up the specimen.That being said it has been my experience that when I weigh breast tissue and also use volume displacement to assess its volume, the numbers tend to be almost the same. That is 150grams of tissue often takes up approximately 150cc of volume.As far as how implant volume and breast volume relate, that is far more variable. Implant volume (whether saline or silicone) tends to be more firm or rigid than natural tissue. Any given volume of implant tends to increase the apparent size and projection of the breast more than the same volume of natural breast tissue.Hope this was helpful.All the best. Dr Nodwell
Grams = cc's. 100 gms of tissue is 100 cc's of fluid, that is the metric system. .Good luck with your surgery.
454 grams is one pound. One cc of water weighs one gram. So if you remove 227 grams of breast tissue ( which is somewhere near the density of water), it would be similar to removing a 227cc implant.
It is possible that with weight gain bread size will increase. It would be exceedingly rare for breast size to increase in the time frame mentioned and without weight gain. Please see your plastic surgeon or your family physician for an evaluation.
Insurance companies use all different criteria to approve breast reductions and no two insurance companies use the same criteria. In general, they look for prior documentation of back pain from large breasts and prior conservative therapy. Once those have been met, they will use your height and...
There are no set criteria for insurance coverage in breast reduction. I would recommend that you resubmit a claim as initial denials are fairly common.
